Hospital Acquired and Community Acquired MRSA in GI Lab

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• Conditions: Community Acquired MRSA; Hospital Acquired MRSA

• Registration Number: NCT00577343
• Lead Sponsor: Indiana University

Brief Summary

Hospital acquired and community acquired methicillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA) has become an important health issue for in recent years. Up to two thirds of patients that are hospitalized may be colonized with MRSA. The prevalence in the community is also on the rise and affects the young and healthy. It is unclear what the true prevalence of MRSA is in our own hospital and outpatient setting. This information would be relevant to how healthcare staff adhere to contact and universal precautions. : The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of MRSA in patients that have gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2007-12-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-12-19
• Study First Posted: 2007-12-20
• Study Start: 2009-04
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2010-12
• Status Verified: 2016-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-02-29
• Last Update Posted: 2016-03-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• No evidence of dementia or altered mental status that would prohibit the giving and understanding of informed consent, and no evidence of psychiatric risk that would preclude adequate compliance with this protocol.

Subjects must provide signed written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to provide written informed consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The objective of this prospective study is to identify the prevalence of MRSA in patients that use the Indiana University GI lab.	less than one year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clarian/Indiana University Hospital; 🇺🇸 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States